According to Price and Deputy District Attorney Zachary Linowitz, the sheriff’s office has until now refused to hand over what Linowitz described as the “fundamental materials” necessary to conduct…
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Price discussed the case of Maurice Monk, who died in Santa Rita Jail in 2021 after spending 34 days behind bars, unable to post bond. District Attorney Pamela Price announced Wednesday that she had reached a deal with the Alameda County Sheriff’s office to obtain documents relating to the care of Maurice Monk, who died at Santa Rita Jail in 2021.
Monk, who was incarcerated due to an argument with a bus driver and was unable to post bail, had been in jail for over a month. Body camera footage released in October showed that deputies had ignored warning signs, failed to provide medication, and failed to properly check in on Monk, who may have been dead for three days before his death was discovered.
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Zachary Linowitz speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Linowitz and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price discussed the case of Maurice Monk, who died in Santa Rita Jail in 2021 after spending 34 days behind bars, unable to post bond.
“The family and the community welcome this investigation into the death of Maurice Monk,” said Pointe, the attorney for Monk’s family, in a statement. “We anticipate the district attorney will file charges once she is able to get her hands on the true facts around how Mr. Monk died.” Price declined to comment on the content of that phone call, or what precipitated the sheriff’s agreement.Maurice Monk’s daughter Ni’Amore Monk, and his sisters Elvira and Tiffany Monk, from left, listen as Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Price discussed the case of Monk, who died in Santa Rita Jail in 2021 after spending 34 days behind bars, unable to post bond.
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